Firm Grasp of the Obvious Department

      From the Notebook pages of The New Republic 1995:

      Study Finds Sex, Pregnancy Link
      Cornell Daily Sun, December 7, 1995

       

      Whatever Their motives, Moms Who Kill Kids still Shock Us
      Holland Sentinal, date unknown.

       

      Survey Finds Dirtier Subways After Cleaning Jobs Were Cut
      The New York Times, November 22

       

      Larger Kangaroos Leap Farther, Researchers Find
      The Los Angeles Times, November 2

       

      'Light' meals are lower in fat, calories
      Huntington Herald-Dispatch, November 30

       

      Alcohol ads promote drinking
      The Hartford Courant, November 18

       

      Malls try to attract shoppers
      The Baltimore Sun, October 22

       

      Official: Only rain will cure drought
      The Herald-News, Westpost, Massachusetts

       

      Teen-age girls often have babies fathered by men
      The Sunday Oregonian, September 24

       

      Low Wages Said Key to Poverty
      Newsday, July 11

       

      Man shoots neighbor with machete
      The Miami Herald, July 3

       

      Tomatoes come in big, little, medium sizes
      The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Virginia, March 30

       

      Dirty-Air Cities Far Deadlier Than Clean Ones, Study Shows
      The New York Times, March 10

       

      Man Run Over by Freight Train Dies
      The Los Angeles Times, March 2

       

      Scientists see quakes in L.A. future
      The Oregonian, January 28

       

      Wachtler tells graduates that life in jail is demeaning
      The Buffalo News, February 26

       

      Free Advice: Bundle up when out in the cold
      Lexington Herald-Leader, January 26

       

      Prosecution paints O.J. as a wife-killer
      Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, January 25

       

      Economist uses theory to explain economy
      Collinsville Herald-Journal, February 8

       

      Bible church's focus is the Bible
      Saint Augustine Record, Florida, December 3, 1994

       

      Clinton pledges restraint in use of nuclear weapons
      Cedar Rapids Gazette, April 6

       

      Discoveries: Older blacks have edge in longevity
      The Chicago Tribune, March 5

       

      Court Rules Boxer Shorts Are Indeed Underwear
      Journal of Commerce, April 20

       

      Biting nails can be sign of tenseness in a person
      The Daily Gazette of Schenectady, New York, May 2

       

      Lack of brains hinders research
      The Columbus Dispatch, April 16

       

      How we feel about ourselves is the core of self-esteem, says author Louise Hart
      Boulder, Colorado, Sunday Camera, February 5

       

      Fish lurk in streams
      Rochester, New York, Democrat & Chronicle, January 29

       


       

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